Overview
- A delegation led by Bhupinder Singh Hooda and state president Rao Narendra met Governor Ashim Kumar Ghosh in Chandigarh and submitted a detailed memorandum.
- The memo seeks a special crop survey and compensation of ₹50,000–₹60,000 per acre for paddy, cotton and other kharif losses after recent heavy rainfall.
- Leaders allege paddy procurement irregularities that forced sales ₹500–₹600 per quintal below MSP and cite exploitation over moisture deductions.
- The Congress also reports fertiliser shortages and black marketing and asks for an inquiry overseen by a sitting Haryana High Court judge.
- The memorandum flags rising violent and organised crime, referencing claims of over 80 active gangs, and requests the Governor’s directions to the government, with no official response reported.